Anticreeper for railroad-rails.



n. F. VAUGHAN.

ANTICREEPER FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1. I915.

1 1 w 1?, u Patent-ed Apr. 25, 1916.

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AlhTTICRElEPEH FOR RAILROAD-RAILS.

Application filed tvetober 1, 1915.

To all whom it mtg concern it known that 1, DAVID F. VAUGHAN, a izen of the United States, residing at niverton, in the county of Burlington and mate of l lew Jersey, have hivented certain new and useful Improvements in Antiereepers for Railroad-Rails, of which the following a specification. I I

My invention relates to improvements in anticreepers for railroad rails, which are adapted to grip the rails and engage a sta tionary part of the road bed "and prevent the forward. longitudinal displacement or the creeping of the rails. The object of my invention'is to provide an anticreeper (if-novel, simple and efficient construction adapted to embrace the rail base and to gripthe same when the uppen portion of the anticreeper IS canted for wardly in coi'nbination with a spring termed independently of the anticreeper and mam tained in. such operative position that it will act against the rail. and against the anti.- creeper and tend to cant the upper portion of the anticreeperl forwardly and thereby maintain the anticreeper in gripping engagement with the rail and in constant readiness for action under all conditions, that when the rail tends to creep and the lower portion of the anticreeper engages the stationary part of the road bed, the pressure of the anticreeper against the said statii'mary wart will cause the anticreeper to increa; 7 its grip upon the r ail.

With this object in view, the invention co sists of the elements and the combinations of them hereinafter fully described and claimed.

la the accompanying drawings, illustratinp; my invention: Figure l is a plan view ofa portion of a railroad rail, portion of a cross-tie supporting the same, and my 1mproved anticreeper applied. to the rail. Fig. 2 a side elevation of the parts shown in F111. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section p v i h a through the red, on line 'lo of lug. .4. Fig. 4 is a trausvmsc section through the rail and the auticrecper, on line l---i: 0t Fig. o.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates a portion of a railroad cross-tie and 5 a railroad rail ol usual constl'ucthul. The crosstio 2 forms a stationary part of the road bed which supports the rail 5 and over which the rail tends to creep under the well lmown conditions.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, lltldfi.

Serial No. 53,502.

My improved anticreeper is supported by the rail base 6 and is of the following 001i struction: 7 designates a jaw member which embraces one side of the rail base 6 and comprises an upper part 8 extending over the rail base, a lower part 9 extending under the rail base, and a part 10 outwardly of the rail base and connecting the parts 8 and 9. ViZhen herein I speak of forwardly I mean the direction in which the rail tends to creep, as indicated by the arrows in Figs. 1, 2 and 4:. The lower forward corner 11 of the upper part 8 of the member 7 is adapted to engage the top of the rail base 6 and the upper rearward corner 12 of the lower part 9 of the member 7 is adapted to engage the bottom of the rail base 6 and grip the rail base when pressure is up plied to the member tending to cant the upper portion thereof forwardly and the lower portion thereof rearwardly. The lower part 9 of the member 7 extends down a suitable distance from the bottom of the rail 5 and forms arr abutment 13 adapted to engage the cross-tie 2 when the rail 5 tends to creep forwardly. As the rail tends to creep, and thus forces the abutment 13 against the cr0ss-tie 2, the pressure of the abutment against the cross-tie will tend to cent the member 7 and thus force the corners 11. and 19, into gripping engagement with the rail base 6; and the greater the tendency of the rail to creep the greater will be the grip of the member 7 upon the rail,

socket 15 is a spring 16, preferably helical in f0rm,which exerts downward pressure upon the rail base 6 and upward pressure against the arm 1% and tends to cent the upper portion of the member 7 forwardly. This pressure of the spring 16 forces the cmrners 11 and 12 against the rail base 6 and holds the anticreeper in. gripping engagement with the rail and in constant readiness for action at all times and under all conditions.

To prevent outward displacement of the jaw member 7 from the rail base 6, 1 Provide the lower part 9 of the member 7 with an arm 17 which extends transversely beneath the rail. base 6 and which is provided with an upwgrdly extending part or tooth 18 adapted to engage the opposite side of the rail base I; and prevent such displacement. This,part or tooth 18 is maintained above the bottom of the ail base (5 by the pressure of the spring 16 which tends to raise the arm 17. The wall of the depression 15 surrounding .the spring 16 prevents dis placement of the spring from its operative position between the arm 14 and the rail base 6.

In applying the anticreeper to the rail base, the spring '16 is first placed within the socket 15. The arm 17 is then passed beneath the rail base (3 from one side thereof in the directiim' of the arrow 19 in Fig. 3, while the part 8 and spring 16 are passed over the rail base. The member 7 is then forced or driven in the direction of the arrow 19, compressing the spring 16 andforcing the part 18 up against the bottom of the rail base 6 until the part 18 clears the opposite side of the rail base and snaps up into the operative position shown in the drawings. As the anticreeper is thus driven on to the rail base, the compression of the spring 16 also forces the corners 11 and 12 into gripping engagement with the rail base, and afterward the spring 16 maintains the corners 11 and 12 and the part 1.8 in the operative position as previously described.

When it is desired to remove the anticreeper from the rail, the part 18 is forced down below the rail base 6 and the anticreeper is then forced or driven from the rail in the opposite direction cated by the arrow 19.

I claim:

1. The combination having a base and astationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper comprising a member embracing one side of the rail base and engaging the top and bottom thereof, the lower portion of said member being adapted to engage said stationary part, and a removable spring exerting pressure against. said member and said rail and tending to cant-the upper portion of said member forwardly and causing said member to grip the rail base, said member being pro-' vided with means to prevent displacement of said spring. 1

ZThe combination with a railroad rail having a base. and a stationary part of a road bed, of an. anticreeper comprising a member embracing one side of the rail base and engaging the top and bottom thereof, the lower portion of said member being adapted to engage said stationary part, and a-spri-ng inserted between a part of said member and the rail bascand exerting pressure 'againstsaid member and the rail base and tending to cant the upper portion of said member forwardly and causing. said member to grip the rail base.

to that indi-' with a railroad rail 4. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper comprising a member embracing one side of the rail base and engaging the top and bottom thereof and having a rearwardly extending arm above the rail base, the lower portion of said member being adapted to engage said stationary part, and a spring inserted between I said arm and the rail base and exerting pressure against said member and the rail base and tending to cant the upper portion of said member forwardly and causing said member to grip the rail base.

The combination with a railroad rail having a base, nd a stationary part of a road bed, of an an'tiereeper comprising a member embracing one side of the rail base and engaging the top and bottom thereof and having a rearwardly extending arm above the rail base, said arm having a socket formed therein, the lower portion of said member being adapted to engage said stationary .part, and a spring inserted into said socket and exerting pressure against said member and the rail and tending to cant the upper portion of said member forwardly and causing said member to grip the raii base i (3. The combination with a railroad rail having a. base, and a stationary part of a road bed, ofan anticreeper comprising a member embracing one side of the rail base and engaging the top and bottom thereof and being provided with means to prevent displacement thereof laterally from the rail, the lower portion of said member b 'ng adapted to engage said stationary pan, and a removable spring exerting pressure against said member and said rail and tending to cant the upper portion ofisaid member forwardly and causing said member to grip the rail base, said member being provided with means toxprev'emt displacement of said spring.

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a part engaging the other side 01 the rail has: and prvwnt'ingz dispiaceinvnt of said jaw laterally from i'hr rail. the lower pnriinn 01 said member bring adapted in engage said stationary part, and a removable spring ram-ting: prrssnrc against :saifi menihrr and said rail and tending to cant @he apparpn i and causing said menihm' to grip the rail Emsr. said inuinhcr being provided with means in prwvni iiispiarmimnt (if said spring.

The cmnhination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a iiniii hwL of an anticrecper comprising a member mnbrauing onev side of the rail base inn of said nwniher fnrwardi)" and' engaging the top and bottom thereof, and said nici'nber lasing adapted to grip the rail base when the upper portion thereof is ranted forwardiy, the lower "portion of said member being adapted to engage -s:iid stationary part and thereby cant i he upper portion of said member fcrwardiy', and a. removable spring exerting pressure against said rail and said member and holding; said member in place said membnr being provided with means to prevent dispianemenii of said spring.

in testimony whereof I afiix mysignatiire hereto.

DAVID F. VAUGHAN. 

